Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.
One good friend is better than a thousand acquaintances.
A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not.
Those who laugh with you when you laugh are acquaintances, those who cry with you when you cry are companions, and those who do both are friends.
Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.
When birds eat from your hand, they are letting the whole world know that they trust you.
There are three things that a beggar and a rich person share every day: the sun, the moon, and the stars.
Never set fire to a bridge while you are still crossing it.
If the sky never grew dark, we would not be able to clearly see the stars.
If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.
If you are too busy to love, you are too busy to live; if you are too busy to live, you are too busy to love.
There is no gem like virtue, no wealth like happiness, no treasure like faith, and no jewel like love.
A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one.
A lion does not earn its crown quarreling with sheep.
As the sun lives on when it sets in the warmth it has given to others, you too will live on in the hearts of those whose lives you have touched.
A bee, though small, can still sting you; an elephant, though calm, can still trample you; a lion, though full, can still devour you.
If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own.
Your mind has the intellect to lift the world,your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has the genius to elevate the world.
The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.
The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.